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Latest News in Telecommunications
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February 27, 2026
NetChoice Gets Va. Social Media Limits For Kids Blocked
A Virginia federal judge Friday preliminarily halted enforcement of the commonwealth's new law that limits children's access to social media, saying a trade group representing Meta Platforms, Google and other tech companies is likely to succeed on its contention that the law violates the First Amendment.
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February 27, 2026
Social Media Trial Judge Threatens Media With Gag Order
The judge overseeing the landmark bellwether trial accusing major social media platforms of harming children's mental health lashed out at the media Friday morning, threatening to issue a gag order because she believed an outlet violated her orders to stay away from jurors in the hallway.
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February 27, 2026
Alabama ISP Wants To Pay Less For Rural Program Default
An Alabama telecom that won't be able to bring internet to five of the 26 rural census block groups it signed up for is hoping the Federal Communications Commission will allow it into a program that will give it time to pay back what it owes.
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February 27, 2026
5th Circ. Strikes Down FCC's Written Consent Robocall Rule
Telemarketers don't need written consent to pelt people with prerecorded calls, according to the Fifth Circuit, which has swept away more than a decade of Federal Communications Commission precedent with a ruling that finds verbal prior consent to be enough.
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February 27, 2026
FCC Staff Gives Go-Ahead To $34B Charter, Cox Tie-Up
The Federal Communications Commission's staff on Friday cleared the $34.5 billion combination of cable giants Cox and Charter, approving the license transfers needed to merge into a broadband, mobile and video distribution behemoth.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Trade Commission
- U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- State and local telecom regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy controls
- Telecom lobbying
- International telecom regulation and legislation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Surveillance investigations and enforcement
- FCC administrative proceedings
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Antitrust suits
- Consumer litigation and class actions
- Privacy disputes, including government surveillance complaints and data breach suits
- Intellectual property issues, including piracy actions
- International trade suits
- Fights over telecom regulatory limits
- Labor and employment suits
- Shareholder litigation
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Telecom infrastructure projects
- Share buybacks and stock splits
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of telecommunications law practices
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- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys at telecommunications companies
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- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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